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Terracotta bust of Alexandre Brongniart after Jean-Antoine Houdon
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Terracotta bust of Alexandre Brongniart after Jean-Antoine Houdon - French school, 19th century 🧒
✨ A Tribute to Genius and Childhood Learning ✨
This bust of Alexandre Brongniart, child prodigy turned famous mineralogist and director of the Manufacture de Sèvres, is a touching reinterpretation of the famous model sculpted by Jean-Antoine Houdon the "Sculptor of the Enlightenment" at the end of the 18th century. All the freshness of youth, the softness of the features and the alert intelligence can be seen in the boy's face.
📏 Dimensions 📏
→ Height : 46 cm
→ Width : 25 cm
→ Depth : 16 cm
→ Weight : 3.3 kg
🧡 Why adopt it? 🧡
This work embodies both neo-classical grace and the spirit of the Enlightenment. It will find its place in a salon, an art & curiosity lover's cabinet, or an interior blending history and refinement. It's a beautiful decorative piece, but also a fragment of scientific and artistic culture.
📦 Delivery 📦
Your bust will be carefully packed in a large cardboard box with bubble wrap and newspaper to arrive at your door in 2 to 5 days in France, Europe and worldwide.
💡 Treat yourself to a Fragment of History to Contemplate Daily. 💡
Keywords: #buste #terrecuite #brongniart #houdon #sculptureclassique #sculptureancienne #sculpturenéoclassique #busteenfant #bustexix #antiquitéfrançaise #décorationclassique #cabinetdecouriosité
Slight wear in keeping with its age, see photos.
Slight wear in keeping with its age, see photos.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsBrown, Beige, TaupeMaterialOther, StoneNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeSmallHeight46 cmWidth25 cm
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La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, FranceOn Whoppah since April 2025 • 1 sale